Santa Claus to Visit San Saba for Christmas Cheer
Santa Claus announces special visits to San Saba and surrounding areas with a 1 p.m. arrival by fire truck on Saturday December 14 and additional preChristmas appearances December 20 21 and possibly December 23 24. Children are urged to attend and share wishes as the county gears up with festive decorations and library Christmas carols.
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Santa Claus
San Saba
Santa
Goumerce
San Saba County
Winnie Brown
Baptist Workers Conference Set at Pecan Grove
The San Saba Association Workers Conference will meet Monday December 16 at Pecan Grove Baptist Church with theme Mobilization Night. A 5:30 p.m. covered dish supper precedes Board and WMA meetings, then 7:40 p.m. song service led by Brother V. Lord.
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San Saba Association Workers Conference
Pecan Grove Baptist Church
Moody Smith
W.M.A. BR. V
John McLaughlin
Dallas
Mission Department
Smith
Marine Recruiter Due Here Monday
SSgt Milligan from Austin will visit the town Monday December 16 from 11 30 a m to 2 p m at the local post office building. Men ages 17 to 28 interested in joining the Marine Corps should contact Sgt Milligan then. Prior servicemen may also enlist and contact him today.
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Ssgt Milligan
Austin
Marine Corps
Sgt. Milligan
Corps
SS Cagers to Play Friday at Goldthwaite
San Saba A-team boys and A-team girls travel to Goldthwaite Friday night December 13 for games starting at 7 pm. Holmstrom notes Goldthwaite’s strong boys squad, after a Burnet setback where the B team lost 19 to 38 and the A team 27 to 46. Bobby Rich led the B game with 7 points.
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San Saba
Goldthwaite
David Holmstrom
Jeannan Hall
Holmstrom
Comanche
Burnet
Bobby Rich
SS Cagers
Col Paul Bogen to Speak at San Saba Rotary Meeting
Col Paul L. Bogen 2d Armored Division Chief of Staff will address San Saba Rotary at noon in Ranchmen's Tower Gold Room. He will discuss Exercise Big Lift the history making air lift from Fort Hood to Germany in under 72 hours.
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San Saba
Paul L. Bogen
2D Armored Division
Rotary Club
Gold Room
Ranchmen's Tower
Fort Hood
Bages
Germany
Bogen
2D AD
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Reserve Officers Training Corps
England
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
U.S. Army
Alaska
Fort Knox
6Th Armored Cavalry
Army War College
Defense Intelligence Agency
P. EB. Hardin
Cherokee PTA Will Meet Tonight for Christmas Program
The Cherokee Parent-Teacher Association gathers this evening in the school gym for a Christmas program by Mrs. Forol Neelys third and fourth graders. Events include two brief plays Little Poka's First Christmas and What Happened to Christmas a reading Christmas Star and carols. Refreshments are provided by the refreshment committee chaired by Mrs. Albert Hulsmeier.
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Forol Neely
Cherokee Parent-Teacher Association
Dale Bagley
Mra
Albert Hulsmeier
JR High Cagers Split Games With Llano Teams
San Saba seventh graders defeated Llano 49 18 as Lane Bowen led with 22 points while Joe Miller and Dick Little added six apiece. In the eighth grade, Llano edged San Saba 36 31 with Keith Shahan scoring 18. Kenneth Smith and Frank Gage had six each. The Citles host their first home game Monday December 16 with seventh graders tipping off at 6 pm.
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San Saba
Liano
Don Hennig
Lane Bowen
Joe Miller
Dick Little
Keith Shahan
Kenneth Smith
Frank Gage
Citles
Chamber and Jaycees Plan Christmas Food and Toy Drive
The San Saba County Chamber of Commerce and the San Saba County Jaycees will distribute food baskets and toys to needy families. Contributions may be sent to the chamber office or Barney Sullivan. Jaycees collected many toys in a Monday night drive. some homes may have been missed, and extra toys can be left at the fire station.
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San Saba County
James Reavis
Reavis
Live Oak Home Demonstration Club Hosts 42 Party
The Live Oak Home Demonstration Club will host a 42 party at the club house on Highway 16 Saturday night Dec 14. Mines Clovis Letbetter and Penny Johnson will be hostesses. The party starts at 7 pm with supper. each family should bring sandwiches cookies and potato chips. Coffee and cocoa will be furnished. All are invited to join for fun and fellowship.
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Live Oak
Highway 16
Clovis Leibetter
Penny Johnson
Lometa Homecoming Planned Christmas Day Event
The Lometa Homecoming for all ex-students friends and teachers will be held Christmas Day at 5 pm in the Lometa High School Auditorium. The committee James Sargent Dorothy Smith Derwin and Bella Allen Casbeer urges everyone to attend and invite friends for an informal program and social tour.
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Lometa
Lometa High School
James Sargent
Dorothy Smith Derwin
Bella Allen Casbeer
Front Brings Coldest Spell of Season To Area
The coldest air mass of the season moved into the county Tuesday night Dec 10 pushing temperatures to near freezing early Wednesday with more cold weather forecast. The Canadian cold front dropped temperatures and brought some moisture with a chance of snow or freezing rain. Light rain Tuesday soaked soils benefiting winter grains and subsoil moisture but slowing pecan harvest and peanut harvests. Total rainfall this month near .15 inch at L C Ward station, 19.22 inches this year. 46-year average is 26.99 inches. Forecasters warn residents to protect water lines cars and vegetation against the hard freeze and livestock will need protection.
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Texas
L. C. Ward
Richland PTA Seeks Family Love Message at Meeting
Richland Springs Parent-Teacher Association meets today at 2 40 pm in the school auditorium. Mrs Nelson Smith is to arrange a speaker on The Family Does Our Love Show with Mr Guy Wood giving the devotional. Mrs Dale Harlow, the president, urges all parents to attend. refreshments follow.
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Richland Springs
Parent-Teacher Association
Nelson Smith
Grady Baker
Guy T. Wood
Dale Harlow
Christmas greetings go to press early in two papers
The Star and The News publish early Christmas greetings for merchants and children. Ad buyers must submit copy by December 18. staff will call to arrange ads. The Star mails Friday and The News on Monday December 28.
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Sto Santa Wall
The
Star
Mail
News
San Saba Garden Club to award Yale decorations contest
The San Saba Garden Club will award ribbons for the three best downtown store windows and three best outside decorations as part of its Christmas contest. President Mrs. W. A. Clowe announced judges will be chosen at a Friday meeting on December 18. Judging dates will be announced next week.
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San Saba Garden Club
W. A. Clowe
San Saba Cagers Fall to Pottsville in Comanche Meet
In a Comanche Basketball Tournament weekend, Pottsville defeated San Saba boys 46-37 as San Saba led early 13-12 but fell behind in the second and third periods. Joe Wilder led San Saba with 24 points. Pottsville’s Schoen and Schuman added 14 and 13. In the girls game Pottsville edged San Saba 35-33 as Nancy Kidd led with 17 points and Kathleen Hector 14. San Saba guards included Crump Howell Burnham and Walker.
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San Saba
Pottsville
David Holmstrom
Joe Wilder
Armadillos
Steve Lebetter
Schoen
Schuman
Holmstrom
San Saba Fems
Jeanneau Hall
Hall
Nancy Kidd
Kathleen Hector
Mary Bearden
Sharon Williams
Flaine Crump
Elizabeth Howell
Carol Burnham
Susan Walker
Witesche
Marwitz
San Saba seventh graders win Llano Junior High title
San Saba seventh graders topped three opponents to win the Llano Junior High Basketball Tournament. They beat Mason 30-22 and Llano 68-10 for the championship, with Lane Bowen scoring 26 points over two games and Dick Little at 12 points. Keith Shahan led the all tournament team with 45 points in three games.
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San Saba
Ated
Llano
Don Hennig
Mason
Lane Bowen
Dick Little
Dillos
Kerrville
Keith Shahan
Judge Miller Speaks at 4-H District Affair
District Judge Jack B. Miller was principal speaker at the District VIE 4-H Club Gold Star luncheon at noon on Wednesday Dec 11 at the Town and Country Club in San Angelo. The event, sponsored by West Texas Utilities Co, honored outstanding boys and girls and adult leaders from 22 counties of the district. Awards were presented by John Logan and M. J. Bryant, with remarks by district participants Suzanne Orr and Paul Beaver.
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Jack B. Miller
Town & Country Club
San Angelo
West Texas Utilities Co
WIT
Jack Horne
Coleman County
Carolyn Kinney
Tom Green County
San Saba
Sheila McDowell
Bruce Brandenberger
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Joe Pat Hemphill
Koy
Miller
John Logan
Menard
Ligno
Kimble
Gillespie Blanco
Kerrendall
Real
Bandera
Myles McDowell
Nila Brandenberger
Jhers
Richard Murray
Bounty Home Demonstration
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Paul Bogen
PTA
JR. High
Richland Pta
Camp McMillan
Camp McMilan
State Building Commission
Texas State Historical Society Committee
SS Garden Club
YALE
Judge Miller
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